- October 3, 2024
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
In 1866 James Hole, a writer from Leeds, called for ‘a little wholesome despotism’ in tackling the problems of housing the urban working classes. He
Face of Pharaoh Amenhotep I Recreated After 3,500 Years
For the first time in 3,500 years, scientists have revealed a likeness of the face of Amenhotep I, the Egyptian pharaoh who founded the Valley
US President or American Caesar?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump victory in November’s US election has widely been seen – at least by liberal commentators –as an apocalyptic
New Twist in Europe’s Oldest Battle
Over 3,000 years ago, in Tollense, a river valley that now lies in northern Germany, two large armies clashed in what is now recognized as
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
A rather unusual petition from October 1716 is tucked away in the pope’s diocesan archives in the basilica of San Giovanni in Rome: Antonio Piervenanzi,
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
In June 1947 Kenneth Arnold was flying a small plane over Mount Rainier in Washington when nine bright objects began tracking him at high speed.
13th-Century Anti-Vampire CHILD Burial in Poland
Archaeologists in Chełm, Poland, have uncovered two children’s skeletal remains, one of which exhibits signs of an anti-vampire burial, dating back to the 13th century.
Aliens and the Enlightenment | History Today
For millennia everybody knew that human beings enjoy a privileged, unique position at the centre of the universe. That self-confidence began to crack after Nicolaus
Urartian Bronze Artifacts Dedicated to God Haldi Unearthed
Three bronze shields and a ceremonial bronze helmet, dedicated to Haldi, the chief god of the Urartians, were recently discovered during excavations at the historical
‘Mustached’ Burial Mounds Discovered in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists have uncovered ten ancient burial mounds, known as kurgans, in Kazakhstan’s Ulytau region, with some displaying distinctive “mustaches.” These kurgans, which likely date back
